Hook and eye



(Ho l lodel.) M. G. BOTTO.

- HOOK AND EYE.

No. 569,607. Patented Oct. 20, 1896.

Q a INENTOR UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

MARY G. BOTTO, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

HODK AND EYE.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 569,607, dated October20, 1896.

Application filed- October 18, 1895. Serial No. 566,033. (No model.)

To ctZZ whom it may concern.-

Ile it known that I, MARY G. BOTTO, a citizen of the United States,residing in the city and county of Philadelphia, State of Pennsylvania,have invented a new and useful Improvement in Hooks, which improvementis fully set forth in the following specification and accompanyingdrawings.

My invention consists of a hook for garments, &c., formed of parts whichproduce increased resiliency, increase the strength of the article, andprovide numerous places of attachment, so that the articles may befirmly retained in position, all as will be hereinafter described.

Figure 1 represents a top or plan view of a hook embodying my invention.Fig. 2 represents a side elevation of the hook with an eye connectedtherewith. Fig. 3 represents a side elevation of the eye at a rightangle to that shown in Fig. 2.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the severalfigures.

Referring to the drawings, A designates a hook which consists of thebill B, the divergin g side members 0, the converging limbs D, the necksE, and fastening-eyes F, said parts 0, D, E, and F comprising the backof the hook, the entire device being formed of a continuous piece ofwire which is doubled and bent upon itself, forming the bill B, from thebend G of which the side members 0 diverge. Then the wire is bentinwardly or toward the bill, as at H, and converges, forming the limbsD. The two lengths of wire are then bent, as

at J, outwardly or from the bill and continued in longitudinaldirection, producing the necks E, on the outer ends of which are formedthe fastening-eyes 15, it being noticed that the hook possesses. greatresiliency, owing, more particularly, to the bends H and J, which form abroad base and provide numerous places of attachment by sewing orstitchingviz., the eyes F, the bends H, and bends J, said eyes and bendsbeing in different planes, it being noticed that said eyes occupypositions between the bends H and J, forming, as it were, triangularplaces of attach1nent,wl1ich cause the hook to be most firmly held inplace on the article to which it is sewed.

Owing to the back members O diverging from the bill to the bends of theconverging members D, I produce a broad back for the hook, especiallynear to the fastening-eyes F, thus relieving the stitches of the latterwhen there is a torsional strain on the hook, and I also place the bendsH close to said eyes, so that there are at least four places forstitching or attaching close to each other at the terminus of the hook,in the present case the right side of Fig. 1.

The device as herein described is especially adapted to be used as askirt-supporter and tohold the Waistband of a womans skirt and waisttogether in an even line at the back.

The limbs or members D reenter or extend toward the center of the hook,thus imparting compactness to the device, while, however, preserving thestrength and resiliency of the parts thereof.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

- In a hook, a bill, a back formed of members extending rearwardly fromthe bend of said bill, rentrant members extending from said formermembers, necks extending outwardly from said reentrant members, and eyeson the ends of said necks, substantially as described.

MARY G. BOTTO. lVitnesses:

WM. 0. WIEDEBsHEIM, R. H. GRAESER.

